Maryland•In office since 2023•Party: D

Wes Moore

Serving as Governor of Maryland since 2023. Evaluation based on verified public data.

Overall GradeB-

61.7 / 100

Ranked #25 of 50 nationally

Economy

68.4 / 100B+

Unemployment RateA+

2.9%

National avg 3.9%

Rank 10 of 5083 pct

Trend since took officefrom 4.0%

Median Household IncomeA+

$98,461

National avg $74,580

Rank 1 of 50100 pct

Trend since took officefrom $80,776

Job GrowthC

3.0%

National avg 5.5%

Rank 42 of 5017 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.0%

Real GDP GrowthC-

4.0%

National avg 8.0%

Rank 45 of 5011 pct

Trend since took officefrom 2.0%

Real Wage GrowthB-

2.6%

National avg 3.0%

Rank 36 of 5030 pct

Trend since took officefrom 1.0%

Fiscal Health

53.9 / 100C+

State Debt per CapitaC-

$4,500

National avg $3,580

Rank 41 of 5019 pct

Trend since took officefrom $5,200

Rainy Day FundC-

13.0%

National avg 14.0%

Rank 35 of 5031 pct

Trend since took officefrom 12.0%

State & Local Tax BurdenD+

11.3%

National avg 11.2%

Rank 34 of 5033 pct

Trend since took officefrom 11.5%

Credit RatingA+

100

National avg 90

Rank 12 of 5079 pct

Trend since took officefrom 100

Quality of Life

56.5 / 100C+

Poverty RateB+

9.6%

National avg 11.5%

Rank 4 of 5095 pct

Trend since took officefrom 9.0%

High School Graduation RateC

86.7%

National avg 87.0%

Rank 28 of 5046 pct

Trend since took officefrom 87.2%

Life ExpectancyC+

77.4 yrs

National avg 77.5 yrs

Rank 22 of 5058 pct

Trend since took officefrom 78.6 yrs

Violent Crime RateC

400 / 100k

National avg 380 / 100k

Rank 31 of 5039 pct

Trend since took officefrom 449 / 100k

Bridges in Poor ConditionB-

5.2%

National avg 6.6%

Rank 23 of 5056 pct

Trend since took officefrom 5.5%

How this grade is built

Each metric gets two scores: how the state ranks among all 50 states (60%) and how much it changed under this governor (40%). These combine into a 0–100 score per metric, averaged within three pillars — Economy, Fiscal Health, Quality of Life — then curved across the cohort so grades spread A–F.

Full methodology →